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NITE STATES ANDREW GRAFF, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SEAMLESS SHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 336,913, dated March 2,1886.

Application filed June 10, 1885. Serial No. 168,259. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANDREW GRAFF, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Seamless Shoes; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improved and.

novel pattern for the construction of that class of seamless shoes forwhich Letters Patent No. 307,540 were granted to me under date ofNovember 4, 1884, the object of my present improvements being to providea perfect-fitting shoe of one piece of leather or other suit ablematerial, having only one seam visible, and that at the heel portion,and no seams Whatever to hurt the foot at any point; and it consists,essentially, in the details of construction and general arrangement ofparts, all as will be hereinafter fully described, and specificallydesignated in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents the blank from whichthe high-cut shoe is formed; Fig. 2, the blank from which the low-cutshoe is formed. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the blank used for making agaiter, the sole being attached. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of theshoe without the outer sole, and Fig. 5 a similar view of the completeshoe.

Similar letters of reference occurring on the several figures indicatecorresponding parts.

In carrying out my invention the leather or other suitable materialwhich is to form the body of the shoe is first out out to the requiredsize and shape by one of the patterns shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3,according as a high or low cut shoe is desired to be made. It is thenclosed up at the back by a suitable seam, as shown at a,and thoroughlywet and mangled, so as to make it soft and pliable, the lower edges, b,being then thinned or skived down evenly and drawn over the last orblock, to y take all the stretch out of the same. The one edge I) of theleather is then lapped over upon the other or opposite edge at one sideof the last or block and allowed to dry. After it is thoroughly dry itis taken off the last, and the usual linings and trimmings affixed inplace, and then again placed upon a low or finishing last. The edges bare then cemented together at one side of the shoe, and rubbed orhammered down perfectly smooth. The bottom of the shoe thus formed iscemented all over, as is also the sole 0, which is applied to the sameand hammered down well, after which the shoe is ready for sewing andfinishing.

The oblong slit or opening din the high-cut pattern is for the purposeof forming the instep, heel, and ankle portions.

By means of my improvements I am enabled to produce a shoe'at a greatlyreduced cost by a'saving in the stock and labor employed, and one thatwill be perfect fitting without any seams to hurt any portion of thefoot.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is-The pattern or blank having reversedsimilarly-shaped edges 1) 6, adaptedto be united to form a shoe, and having counterpart edges a, whichcomplete the shoe when sewed together at the back, as illustrated, incombination with the sole 0, joined to the finished shoe, the wholeco-operating as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW GRAFF.

Witnesses:

J. D. H. BERGEN, Ross W. RANDOLLH.

